Not that it would matter, but I think the point is that you have a better chance of swimming away from the falls when

Apr 1, 2020
2:10:26pm

SingleStrapBackpack Truly Addicted User

you are further underwater (where the pressure isn't as great as at the surface), and you therefore shouldn't waste previous oxygen by swimming straight back up to where you're gonna get pummeled.

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How To Survive a Plunge From a Waterfall

grosven

4/1/20 1:58pm

missing the minimum depth

CougarBuddy

4/1/20 2:00pm

RE: How To Survive a Plunge From a Waterfall

sethj250

4/1/20 2:01pm

I always think the next line is "Ok, GI-Joe, can you put your gun away now?"

grosven

4/1/20 2:03pm

RE: How To Survive a Plunge From a Waterfall

Borg

4/1/20 2:03pm

"I didn't kill my wife!" "I don't care!"

Ham

4/1/20 2:04pm

I'm not sure this technique works if you only have one arm.

Mems

4/1/20 2:08pm

"the guy just did a Peter Pan right off this dam"

SUAVO

4/1/20 2:17pm

“The guy is fish food!!” “Alright, get a pole and you go catch the fish that got

puntersarepeople

4/1/20 2:41pm

"You must have ears like an eagle! Play that back I want to hear the sound of an

(Private)

4/1/20 6:19pm

"Never mess with the Big Dog. The Big Dog is always right"

SUAVO

4/1/20 6:25pm

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puntersarepeople

4/1/20 7:42pm

*I. Don’t. Bargain.

Ham

4/1/20 9:31pm

Oops. Love that movie

puntersarepeople

4/1/20 9:45pm

Swim away from the falls before breaking the surface, wouldn't that be

RC Vikings

4/1/20 2:05pm

Not that it would matter, but I think the point is that you have a better chance of swimming away from the falls when

SingleStrapBackpack

4/1/20 2:10pm

Read it the same way...but I think breaking the surface means coming up for air.

Jingleheimer

4/1/20 2:13pm

Okay that makes sense

RC Vikings

4/1/20 2:21pm

I know at least one case where people have pulled themselves downstream on rocks

Squeegee

4/1/20 8:47pm

I've kayaked off Lower Mesa. It's not retentive.

Aggie90Cougar10

4/1/20 9:06pm

Some of these guys really wish they had a chance to read that

SierraCoug

4/1/20 2:10pm

I literally almost died trying to escape the undertow of a waterfall. I was

Misteak

4/1/20 2:30pm

“I’m swimming to no avail!” That may be the funniest thing I’ve ever heard.

pink22

4/1/20 2:37pm

Yeah, now picture standing on a ledge as someone is saying it from below. No

Misteak

4/1/20 2:39pm

So funny

pink22

4/1/20 3:16pm

Love Art of Manliness

homegrown

4/1/20 2:35pm

or this game

Misteak

4/1/20 3:06pm

Works every time

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